Saakashvili Condemned Moscow Metro Bomb Blast

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said he sent a letter of condolence to Russian President Putin regarding a suspected bomb attack on a packed Moscow subway train this morning.

“Georgia is ready to cooperate with Russia to fight the terrorism,” Mikheil Saakashvili said at a news briefing on February 6.

He said that the issue is “vital for us, as Georgia is in the area of terrorism risk is high.”

At least 39 people died and more than 100 were injured in the alleged suicide bomb attack in the Moscow metro.

“Georgia is ready to render assistance and cooperate with Russia in combating international terrorism. We are concerned over the recent incident in Moscow and present our condolences to the families of the victims,” Saakashvili said at a news briefing on February 6.

He said Georgia would never become a hiding-place for terrorists, adding that each fighter caught on the territory of Georgia would be extradited to the authorities by which they are wanted. 

“Presently there are no Chechen fighters in Georgia,” Saakashvili added.